diff --git a/clients/cli/.github/workflows/release.yml b/clients/cli/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 396fada69..9d39f3a86 100644
--- a/clients/cli/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/clients/cli/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
     tags:
       - '*'
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
 jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -32,9 +35,66 @@ jobs:
           API_TOKEN_GITHUB: ${{ secrets.API_TOKEN_GITHUB }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}
+      - name: Upload built binaries
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: dist
+          path: dist/
+      - name: Create draft GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          draft: true
+          name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+  sign_and_notarize:
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+    needs: release
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Download built binaries
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: dist
+          path: dist
+      - name: Sign CLI binaries
+        run: bash ./build/sign_and_notarize.sh
+        env:
+          SIGNING_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_CERTIFICATE }}
+          CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
+          SIGNING_IDENTITY: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_IDENTITY }}
+          KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD }}
+          DIST_DIR: "dist"
+          NOTARIZATION_APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.NOTARIZATION_APPLE_ID }}
+          NOTARIZATION_APP_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.NOTARIZATION_APP_PASSWORD }}
+          NOTARIZATION_TEAM_ID: ${{ secrets.NOTARIZATION_TEAM_ID }}
+      - name: Upload signed binaries to Draft Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          files: |
+            dist/phrase_macosx_*.zip
+            dist/*.tar.gz
+          fail_on_unmatched_files: true
+          overwrite: true
+          name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          draft: true
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Publish GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          draft: false
+          name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
   brew:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: release
+    needs: sign_and_notarize
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/clients/cli/build/release.sh b/clients/cli/build/release.sh
index e29198c83..c3de46f08 100755
--- a/clients/cli/build/release.sh
+++ b/clients/cli/build/release.sh
@@ -25,52 +25,4 @@ cp dist/phrase_linux_arm64 dist/linux/arm64
 
 docker buildx build --tag "${IMAGE}" --tag ${IMAGE_LATEST} --platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64 -f ./Dockerfile --push .
 
-# Create release
-function create_release_data()
-{
-  cat <<EOF
-{
-  "tag_name": "${VERSION}",
-  "name": "${VERSION}",
-  "draft": true,
-  "prerelease": false,
-  "body": "https://github.com/phrase/phrase-cli/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md"
-}
-EOF
-}
-
-echo "Create release $VERSION"
-api_url="https://api.github.com/repos/phrase/phrase-cli/releases"
-response="$(curl -H "Authorization: token ${GITHUB_TOKEN}" --data "$(create_release_data)" ${api_url})"
-release_id=$(echo $response | python -c "import sys, json; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('id', ''))")
-
-if [ -z "$release_id" ]
-then
-  echo "Failed to create GitHub release"
-  echo $response
-  exit 1
-else
-  echo "New release created created with id: ${release_id}"
-fi
-
-# Upload artifacts
-DIST_DIR="./dist"
-for file in "$DIST_DIR"/*; do
-  if [ -f "$file" ]; then
-    echo "Uploading ${file}"
-    asset="https://uploads.github.com/repos/phrase/phrase-cli/releases/${release_id}/assets?name=$(basename "$file")"
-    curl -sS --data-binary @"$file" -H "Authorization: token ${GITHUB_TOKEN}" -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" $asset > /dev/null
-    echo Hash: $(sha256sum $file)
-  fi
-done
-
-echo "Publishing release"
-curl \
-  --silent \
-  -X PATCH \
-  -H "Authorization: token ${GITHUB_TOKEN}" \
-  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-  "https://api.github.com/repos/phrase/phrase-cli/releases/${release_id}" \
-  -d '{"draft": false}' > /dev/null
-
-echo "Release successful"
+echo "Artifacts built and ready in dist/ directory. GitHub Release creation handled in GitHub Actions workflow."
diff --git a/clients/cli/build/sign_and_notarize.sh b/clients/cli/build/sign_and_notarize.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e097b378
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/cli/build/sign_and_notarize.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+umask 077
+
+CERTIFICATE_BASE64="${SIGNING_CERTIFICATE}"
+P12_PASSWORD="${CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD}"
+SIGNING_IDENTITY="${SIGNING_IDENTITY}"
+KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD="${KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD}"
+DIST_DIR="${DIST_DIR:-dist}"
+
+CERTIFICATE_PATH="./build_certificate.p12"
+KEYCHAIN_PATH="./my-signing.keychain-db"
+
+# Basic env validation to fail fast
+require_env() {
+  local name="$1" value="$2"
+  if [[ -z "$value" ]]; then
+    echo "❌ Missing required environment variable: $name" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+require_env "SIGNING_CERTIFICATE" "${CERTIFICATE_BASE64}"
+require_env "CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD" "${P12_PASSWORD}"
+require_env "SIGNING_IDENTITY" "${SIGNING_IDENTITY}"
+require_env "KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD" "${KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD}"
+require_env "NOTARIZATION_APPLE_ID" "${NOTARIZATION_APPLE_ID:-}"
+require_env "NOTARIZATION_APP_PASSWORD" "${NOTARIZATION_APP_PASSWORD:-}"
+require_env "NOTARIZATION_TEAM_ID" "${NOTARIZATION_TEAM_ID:-}"
+
+
+cleanup() {
+  echo "🧹 Cleaning up keychain and certificate..."
+  # Attempt to delete the temporary keychain
+  security delete-keychain "$KEYCHAIN_PATH" || true
+  # Remove certificate file
+  rm -f "$CERTIFICATE_PATH" || true
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+echo "🔐 Setting up certificate and keychain..."
+
+# Decode the certificate (macOS-only)
+echo "$CERTIFICATE_BASE64" | /usr/bin/base64 -D > "$CERTIFICATE_PATH"
+# Restrict permissions on sensitive certificate material
+chmod 600 "$CERTIFICATE_PATH"
+
+# Create temporary keychain
+security create-keychain -p "$KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD" "$KEYCHAIN_PATH"
+security set-keychain-settings -lut 21600 "$KEYCHAIN_PATH"
+security unlock-keychain -p "$KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD" "$KEYCHAIN_PATH"
+
+# Import certificate into keychain
+security import "$CERTIFICATE_PATH" -P "$P12_PASSWORD" -A -t cert -f pkcs12 -k "$KEYCHAIN_PATH"
+security set-key-partition-list -S apple-tool:,apple: -s -k "$KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD" "$KEYCHAIN_PATH"
+
+# Show available signing identities for visibility
+echo "🔎 Available signing identities (codesigning):"
+security find-identity -v -p codesigning "$KEYCHAIN_PATH" || true
+
+# Find and sign all macOS binaries dynamically
+echo "🔎 Searching for macOS binaries in $DIST_DIR..."
+
+find "$DIST_DIR" -type f \( -name "phrase_macosx_*" ! -name "*.tar.gz" \) -print0 | while IFS= read -r -d '' binary; do
+  echo "🔏 Signing $binary..."
+  codesign --timestamp --options runtime --keychain "$KEYCHAIN_PATH" --sign "$SIGNING_IDENTITY" "$binary"
+  codesign --verify --verbose=2 --keychain "$KEYCHAIN_PATH" "$binary"
+done
+
+echo "✅ All macOS binaries signed successfully."
+
+# --- Zip artifacts for notarization ---
+echo "📦 Zipping macOS binaries for notarization..."
+shopt -s nullglob
+for bin in "$DIST_DIR"/phrase_macosx_*; do
+  [[ "$bin" == *.tar.gz ]] && continue
+  relbin="${bin#${DIST_DIR}/}"
+  echo "Creating $DIST_DIR/${relbin}.zip"
+  (
+    cd "$DIST_DIR" && /usr/bin/zip -o "${relbin}.zip" "${relbin}"
+  )
+done
+
+# --- Notarization via Apple notarytool (Apple ID + app-specific password) ---
+echo "📝 Notarizing zipped binaries with Apple Notary (Apple ID)..."
+for zip in "$DIST_DIR"/phrase_macosx_*.zip; do
+  [[ -e "$zip" ]] || continue
+  echo "Submitting $zip to Apple Notary..."
+  xcrun notarytool submit "$zip" \
+    --apple-id "$NOTARIZATION_APPLE_ID" \
+    --password "$NOTARIZATION_APP_PASSWORD" \
+    --team-id "$NOTARIZATION_TEAM_ID" \
+    --wait
+  echo "ℹ️ Notarization complete for $zip."
+done
+
+echo "🎉 Signing and notarization finished."
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